Heffernan

Heffernan is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó hIfearnáin, which comes from the byname Ifearnán literally meaning 'little demon' or more metaphorically 'daredevil'. Heffernan gives rise to alternatives such as Heffernon and Hefferan. The name sometimes contains the O' prefix. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Heffermans were the chiefly family of the Uaithni who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC.^[1]

List of people surnamed Heffernan

Angie Heffernan, Fijian activist
Bill Heffernan (born 1943), Australian senator
Bob Heffernan, Australian footballer
Chris Heffernan, Australian footballer
Christian Heffernan, Canadian football player
Christy Heffernan, Irish sportsman
Daniel Heffernan, English footballer
Dean Heffernan, Australian soccer player
Frank Heffernan (1892–1938), Canadian hockey player
Gavin Heffernan, Canadian filmmaker
Gerald Heffernan, Canadian ice hockey player
Helen Heffernan, New Zealand microbiologist
James Heffernan (Irish politician), Irish politician
James J. Heffernan (1888–1967), U.S. Representative from New York
John Heffernan (disambiguation), several people
Josephine Heffernan (1876 - 1962), Irish-American nurse
Kate Heffernan (born 1999), New Zealand cricketer
Kevin Heffernan (disambiguation), several people
Killian Heffernan (born 2002), Irish darts player
Margaret Heffernan, international businesswoman and writer
Michael Heffernan (disambiguation), several people
Nathan Heffernan (1920–2007), American judge
Neil Heffernan (1970–present), American professor of computer science
Paul Heffernan, Irish footballer
Ray Heffernan (disambiguation), several people
Robert Heffernan, Irish walker
Roy Heffernan (1926–1993), Australian wrestler
Seamie Heffernan, Irish jockey
Virginia Heffernan, American journalist
William Heffernan, American author
William J. Heffernan (1872–1955), New York politician
William Heffernan III, Connecticut politician

Fictional characters

Carrie Heffernan, fictional character in The King of Queens
Doug Heffernan, fictional character in The King of Queens

Other uses

Heffernan v. City of Paterson, a legal case

References

^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61, 70. ISBN 0899503624.

Sources

Heffernan at behindthename.com

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[1] Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61, 70. ISBN 0899503624.

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